Assembled Gaming PC for 2012 With Amazing Performance

Posted on Dec 6, 2011 Saqib Hardware

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In those good old days, we used to play video games on our television. Thankfully that era has come to an end and now we’re in 2011 and we’ve got a variety of gaming solutions, thanks to the development in technology. We now have in our hand different gaming consoles like PlayStation 3, XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii, all these three being the popular ones. If we want any of this gaming consoles, we don’t need to think much about it, as we can just head out to a shop or order them online and buy it. But assembling a custom gaming PC is not that easy.
We need to wisely choose each and every part and arm ourselves with the latest knowledge in this tech world. New and new models of processors, motherboards and graphic cards keep on releasing regularly and this really makes it confusing and hard for an end user to select the right components. No doubt an end user may just end up buying not so useful gaming peripherals which can last just a year or so. So is there anything we can do to assemble a gaming PC that can last at least 2-3 years? Yes, just read on.

How about starting a new year, with a new gaming rig. To play next-gen games, you need next-gen gaming machine. Assembling a gaming PC can seem to be a daunting task at first, but fear not, all we need to do is to just select the right components for our gaming machine. To make things easy, here are the bet gaming PC configurations, within a specified budget.

Low End Gaming Configuration

Want to build best cheap gaming PC? This is possible, just go for the below configuration.
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS M5A88-M (AMD 880G chipset)
RAM: Corsair 4GB DDRIII 1333MHz
Hard Disk: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (7200 RPM)
Graphics card: MSI R6770-MD1GD 1GB GDDR5
Monitor: Benq G2220HD – 21.5-inch LED
Cabinet: NZXT Gamma
Power supply unit: Cooler Master GX-450W
Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop
Optical Drive: Lite-On 22X SATA DVD-RW
Speakers: Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1221
This should be a true VFM (value for money) gaming rig. The processor used in this config is a true Quad Core 3.2Ghz, that gives optimal performance for demanding applications and games. The monitor may be regarded as somewhat old model, but that doesn’t diminish its value. This is a Full HD LED (and not LCD), with 1920 x 1080 resolution and within our budget limit. Logitech G1 gaming desktop is a combo, which includes keyboard and mice and priced attractively.
If NZXT Gamma cabinet is not available at your place, then you can also go for Cooler Master Elite 311. Regarding power supply, Cooler Master GX-450W is a mid-range power supply, reasonably priced. Don’t settle for any cheap/unbranded PSU, as that can be dangerous for your gaming system.

Mid End Gaming Configuration

Now coming to the mid end gaming PC, this configuration can be suited perfectly for medium budget gamers.

Processor: AMD PhenomII X6 1055T (2.8GHz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3L
RAM: Corsair 4GB DDRIII 1333MHz
Hard Disk: Western Digital Caviar Black – 1TB
Graphics card: MSI Cyclone OC HD6850 1GB GDDR5
Monitor: Benq G2220HD – 21.5-inch LED
Cabinet: NZXT Gamma
Power supply unit: Corsair VX450
Optical Drive: Lite-On 22X SATA DVD-RW
Keyboard and Mouse: Razer Cyclosa Bundle
Speakers: Altec Lansing 2.1 BXR1221
Gamepad (Optional): Logitech F310 Gamepad
For mid-end users, R6850 Cyclone 1GD5 Power Edition/OC will be perfect, it comes with AMD 860MHz core and 1GB GDDR5 4400MHz Memory.
Buying a Gamepad is an optional step. Some games can be enjoyed in a different way, with a Gamepad. This Logitech F310 can work with new titles and also old titles. It is equipped with profiler software that helps in configuring 10 programmable buttons and 8 way programmable D-Pad. Just plug this into a USB connection and start playing your favorite game. This device is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.

High End Gaming Configuration

High end gaming doesn’t in any sense mean that we have to purchase the most expensive processors and graphic cards available. Getting the best bang for money is what everyone should look out for, by seeing the fact that any configuration will become obsolete in 2-3 years. That’s why always invest taking into consideration all these factors.

Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K (3.3 GHz)
Motherboad: MSI P67A-GD55
RAM: Gskil RipJawsX F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL 1600MHz
Hard disk: Seagate 1 TB 7200.12
Graphic card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6950
Monitor: Samsung P2350
Power supply: Corsair TX750 V2
Keyboard and Mouse: Razer Cyclosa Bundle
Optical drive: Lite-on 22X SATA DVD-RW
Speakers: Altec Lansing VS4621
Gamepad (Optional): Logitech F310 Gamepad Price: $25
Processor Intel Core i5 2500K is the latest from Sandy Bridge platform. For a high-end gaming PC, its
 essential to opt for a good quality RAM. Check out more info on Gskill RipJawsX.
Samsung P2350 is a 23-inch LCD with 1920 x 1080 resolution and fast 2ms response time. It looks superb and performs great.
Now that you’re armed with the information, you can go ahead and assemble a gaming machine. If you’re not comfortable of assembling all these components together, then you can also hire a professional to do this. First buy these components and then just ask that professional to assemble the PC. If you’ve never done this any time, there’s no need to try this out yourself.
Apart from these mentioned components, if something else catches your eye and is within the budget, then feel free to go for it, just don’t forget to check its tech specs first. It may also be possible if that shop doesn’t have this exact model, he may try to force you some different model, therefore do your homework, be smart and compare both the components performance first and then buy.

Use BitTorrent? You're Being Watched

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Anyone who has downloaded pirated music, video or ebooks using a BitTorrent client has probably had their IP address logged by copyright-enforcement authorities within 3 hours of doing so. So say computer scientists who placed a fake pirate server online - and very quickly found monitoring systems checking out who was taking what from the servers.
The news comes from this week's SecureComm conference in Padua, Italy, where computer security researcher Tom Chothia and his colleagues at the University of Birmingham, UK, revealed they have discovered "massive monitoring" of BitTorrent download sites, such as the PirateBay, has been taking place for at least three years.
BitTorrent is a data distribution protocol that splits an uploaded digital media file into many parts and shares it around a swarm of co-operating servers. Birmingham's fake server acted like a part of a file-sharing swarm and the connections made to it quickly revealed the presence of file-sharing monitors run by "copyright enforcement organisations, security companies and even government research labs".
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"We only detected monitors in Top 100 torrents; this implies that copyright enforcement agencies are monitoring only the most popular content music and movie on public trackers," the team says in its presentation paper. "Almost everyone that shares popular films and music illegally will be connected to by a monitor and will have their IP address logged," says Chothia.
Given the vast numbers of people whose IP addresses will have now been logged, the finding raises the question over what enforcement outfits now plan to do with their harvested data. Have they gathered a war chest of targets for future copyright infringement lawsuits? Or are they simply assessing the scale of the problem to make governments act?
If it is for lawsuits, the standard of evidence may not be enough, says Chothia. "All the monitors connected to file sharers believed to be sharing illegal content. However, they did not actually collect any of the files being shared. So it is questionable whether the observed evidence of file-sharing would stand up in court."

Important Tips for COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

I have been using PC since 10 years..Well u too use PC in this era of mobile computing and tablets... Technology may gives us new devices today but PC has its own advantages...

Ok...I will list out some tips which i practically do myself while using computers...I do include some tips i found in vast internet and tech books


1) I recommend that you purchase UPS for your computer. This will keep your computer from crashing during power outages, and will protect your computer from low and high voltage occurrences.
2) Get a good surge protector and plug your computer and peripherals into it.
3) Backup any data you cannot afford to lose to at least two separate physical drives. So backup data to external hard drives, USB/thumb drives, CD-RW’s etc.
4) Run Scandisk and Defragment at least once a month. This will keep your hard drive healthy and prevent crashes.
5) Do keep at least 500 MBs of your C: drive free for Windows XP to use. If you use Vista, or Windows 7 then you should have 1 GB of free space on your C: drive.
6) Do not let a lot of programs load up when you start your computer. They use valuable memory and Windows Resources.
7) Use a trusted anti-virus product. Turn on its real time protection and firewall features. Also, make sure the anti-virus program is set to update automatically. These programs must regularly update their virus definitions to provide the best defence against new viruses and other malware.
8) Make sure Windows Update is set to Automatically Update your computer.
9) Keep all of your working files in one folder.
10) Don’t put your personal files on the root of the C: drive.
11) Uninstall programs that you are not using. But don’t just delete the program. Remove it correctly so you won’t cause Windows errors. Go to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs. Find the program you want to remove in the list, and click the Remove button.
12) If you download a zip file and expand it, delete the original zip file when you are done.
13) Practice safe computing. Don’t accept software or downloads for which you didn’t ask. Delete any suspicious email without opening it. And even if the email came from your best friend, don’t open any email attachments with the following extensions: * .exe, .com, .vbs, .bat, .mdb, .reg, and .js
14) Don’t click on YES or OK unless you are 100% sure about that. Otherwise click the negative answer.
15) Clean up your temp files, your temporary internet files, and other junk files about once a month. To do this easily, you can either download CCleaner. Or you can run the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup tool for XP or the Disk Cleanup for Windows 7.
16) Check all your computer cables and make sure they are plugged in tight, and not being pinched or pulled in a way that is damaging them.
17) Physically Clean Your Computer at least once in a month.
18) Check to see if you have the latest hardware drivers loaded for your printer, monitor and other peripherals.
19) Don’t leave your monitor running all the time. The best way to extend your display’s life is to shut it off when it’s not in use.
20) Do a full scan for viruses and spyware once in a week.
21) Check for updates on all of your programs you use.
22) Always use genuine software.
23) Keep all official documents, receipts, and license keys for your software, which are needed if the software must be reinstalled.
24) Speed up your computer with ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards.
25) Lock your computer with a strong password to make sure that the children doesn’t play with your computer. You may enable a guest account to others.
26) Turn off remote assistance and remote desktop unless you are part of a network. These services sometimes allow hackers to use your computer and access your data.
27) Be aware of USB flash drives that you connected to your pc. Run a virus scan to make sure it’s virus free.
28) Never switch off or unplug your computer from direct supply until your OS has shut down.
29) Avoid multitasking with large programs. Working on 15 programs at the same time is not a good idea.
30) Remove duplicate files on your computer. Search Google for software to “remove duplicate files”. Almost all of this software works the same way: it reads every file on your computer and compares a mathematical representation of each file (called a checksum) to every other file on your computer. The process takes time, but it’s highly accurate, and every duplicate file remover will let you choose which files to remove.

Google Nexus 7 tablet the entity made

According to images uncovered by tech site Modaco, the tablet is called the Nexus 7, and both the name and specifications are in line with details previously rumored.

The specs show that the Nexus 7 is a 7-inch tablet featuring a 1280 x 800 HD display with a pixel density of 216 pixels-per-inch, which is only slightly lower than the iPad 3 with its 264 pixels-per-inch screen density. The screen is covered with what is described as "scratch-resistant Corning glass" which we can assume is a form of Gorilla Glass.

The tablet features a front-facing 1.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a micro USB port and NFC.
As expected, the Nexus 7 will run Google's upcoming Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, a platform about which very little is known at present.
The Nexus 7 is powered by a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM. The tablet is powered by a 4,325mAh battery offering up to 8 hours of active use.
The 8GB model will cost $199, while the 16GB device will be priced at $249. Price includes $25 credit to spend in the Google Play store, plus a copy of Transformers Dark of the Moon.
Google has begun taking per-orders now and the Nexus 7 tablets will ship in the next two weeks.
Image source : Google

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New iGills SE-35 transforms your iPhone into a dive computer

The iGills SE-35 is not just another waterproof case for the iPhone, but instead promises to turn Apple’s mobile device into a fully-featured dive computer. The waterproof scuba diving case protects the iPhone down to depths of 130 feet (40 meters) and allows easy underwater usage via six buttons integrated into the design. Users also retain access to the iPhone's camera for underwater shots and on the software side, the SE-35 is offered with a complementary app which features navigation tools and torch, in addition to an automatic dive log.

The SE-35's polycarbonate housing is said to consist of the same material used to make bulletproof glass and will fit the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The SE-35 also packs a high accuracy depth and temperature sensor, in addition to a glass window for an iPhone's camera lens to peer out from. Each unit sold is submersion tested in a hyperbaric chamber before being shipped and the company promises a rigorous quality control system to ensure your iPhone is kept safe.

The diving case and its companion app support multiple diving modes, including Air, Nitrox and Gauge, in addition to ascent rate indication, nitrogen loading tracking over multiple dives and a depth alarm - all of which offers divers the possibility of replacing multiple pieces of expensive kit with just one small device.

Unfortunately, the SE-35 does not support underwater data or phone use, so there will be no opportunity for making amusing FaceTime calls from the deep blue, though this is presumably due to the inability of the iPhone to receive a data signal underwater rather than any fault of the unit itself. Once safely topside, the app can be configured share interesting photos or videos via iCloud or Facebook, allowing friends to see your dive pics before you reach shore, should you wish.

There's no exact shipping date yet, but the SE-35 is currently up for pre-order at a price of US$329.99 and international shipping options are available. The short promo video below shows the unit in action.

New Apple OS X Mountain Lion

Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion

Today Apple unleashed OS X Mountain Lion, the latest iteration of the Mac computer operating system. Those who own a Mac which meets the required minimum specifications can head over to the Mac App Store and upgrade for just US$19.99. With improved iCloud integration, enhanced security and the inclusion of some iOS apps like Notes and Reminders, Mountain Lion sees OS X move further toward the so-called “iOS-ification” which Apple first introduced in Lion. The result is a much less disjointed user experience and a stronger operating system overall.

Features Safari

Mountain Lion's name appears to denote a minor upgrade over Lion, much like Snow Leopard did with Leopard. However, unlike Snow Leopard, which was famously marketed as having "zero new features," Mountain Lion boasts over 200. Here's a few of the most noteworthy.Those who own a recent model iOS device will feel at home when using Notes, Reminders, Messages and Game Center on Mountain Lion, as each app works much like its iOS counterpart. Though the iOS ports of Reminders and Notes may feel superfluous to those who only own one Apple product, their utility is apparent when one makes use of iCloud to sync content between multiple devices. Messages replaces Lion's iChat and while it still sports the ability to instant-message various IM platforms, the main draw is, again, iOS-integration in the form of iMessage compatibility. On the whole, Messages seems improved from its days in Beta, though it'll take a few days of widespread usage before we can tell if the widely reported reliability and stability issues have been ironed out.

iCloud

iCloud represents the latest chapter in Apple's quest to provide useful cloud tools to its Mac users - a quest which began with iTools over 12 years ago and became MobileMe before finally evolving into iCloud.

While iCloud represents the biggest commitment from Apple toward cloud-based integration thus far, it hasn't exactly set the computing world on fire. However, Mountain Lion ups the ante and finally delivers the kind of functionality which one would assume a cloud-based storage and sync solution would offer, such as saving documents directly to the cloud. Once Mountain Lion is duly signed-in to iCloud, options appear for saving and opening a document in iCloud. It's a big improvement compared to Lion's lack of integration.

iCloud's evolution still doesn't feel quite 100 percent complete, but iCloud in Mountain Lion is much better than Lion and feels more integrated into the Mac OS X experience as a whole.

Security

Amid the current rise in Mac-targeted malware, Apple has rightly increased its focus on security, however the company has ruffled a few feathers by tackling such concerns in its own typically authoritarian way.

By default, Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper feature only allows applications which have been downloaded from the Mac App Store - or which originate from identified developers - to be installed. Though one could definitely make a good case that it'll help technophobes install software more safely, it feels invasive nonetheless. It should be noted though, that the Gatekeeper feature can be easily disabled by entering System Preferences.

In addition to Gatekeeper, there are also increased options for restricting the access of apps to Contacts, iCal and location services.

Images of NEW Attitude Daksha, a 7-inch Android tablet for Rs 5,399 launched by Telmoco Development

Images of NEW Attitude Daksha, a 7-inch Android tablet for Rs 5,399 launched by Telmoco Development

NEW Attitude Daksha, a 7-inch Android tablet for Rs 5,399 launched by Telmoco Development

It seems that the launch and subsequent failure of Aakash has led to a deluge of sub-Rs 10,000 Android tablets, the latest being Attitude Daksha from Telmoco Labs. Priced at Rs 5,399, this Android 4.0 ICS tablet is targeted at schools and other institutions and will be available for order from May 15. Read on for details.

 According to the company, the Daksha features a 7-inch  WVGA (480×800 pixels) 5-point capacitive touchscreen. Other specs include a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor (1.5GHz) with 512 MB DDR3 RAM. It has an HDMI port, microSD slot, 3.5 mm audio out, micro USB port and an OTG connector for 3G USB dongle. It is capable of 1080p full HD video streaming and has dedicated 400 MHz GPU. Daksha is powered by 3,800 mAh li-Pol battery which gives a back up of over 6 hours with Wi-Fi switched on. It comes with a 0.3 MP front facing camera with an option of getting a 2.0 MP camera.

Attitude Daksha is initially set off to launch at schools, professional institutions, and corporate houses and will be available in the market from May 15. We would be interested to see how it compares against the Micromax Funbook as Telmoco is marketing it as the most powerful low-cost tablet.